On
10 October, the World Day against the Death Penalty the
Zhodzina human rights defenders held a number of memorable actions
instead of the picket which they indendedto hold near the Barysau
Culture Park and which was banned by the authorities.

In
particular, in an electric train Minsk-barysau human rights defenders
dressed in T-shirts “Say NO to the Death Penalty!” handed out
about fifty postcards "Do not take life!"
which could be filled and sent to Aliaksandr
Lukashenka. Some of the passengers, who paid the most active reaction
to the issue, also received DVD discs with the topical documentary
“Departed on Sentence”.

The same evening, similar
informational actions were held in the shops and other institutions
of Zhodzina, whose staff and visitors also received informational
materials and DVDs.

Many police patrols consisting of 2-3
officers could be seen in the area of the railway station
“Zhodzina-Paudniovaye” (“South Zhodzina”) where the activists
initially intended to hold their picket. Despite this, the police
didn't interfere with the activities of human rights defenders and
didn't make any obstacles to them.